What color is #788E5E?

#788E5E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #788E5E?

The RGB value is 120, 142, 94: 120 red, 142 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #788E5E?

The complementary color is #745E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #788E5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#788E5E color

#788E5E rgb(120, 142, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #788E5E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 55.7% green and 36.9% blue (120, 142, 94).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#788E5E color codes

HEX	`#788E5E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 142, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 55.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, -16.77, 23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 28.51, 126.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.439, 24.147, 14.224)`
Decimal	`7900766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #788E5E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #788E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#788E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #788E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #788e5e; }
.text { color: #788e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #788e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 142 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #788e5e, #608e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #788E5E?: #788E5E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #788E5E?: The RGB value is 120, 142, 94: 120 red, 142 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #788E5E?: The complementary color is #745E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #788E5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.